Fur beating machine



March 19, 1940- R. c. SHEPHERD FUR BEATING MACHINE Filed Dec. 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A iiorneys March 19, 1940. SHEPHE'RD 2,194,032

FUR BEATINW MACHINE Filed Dec. 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 6. JZy/M/d By j A iiomeys Patented Mar. 19, 1 940 FUR BEATING MACHINE Robert 0. Shepherd, Portland, Oreg., assignor t Shepherd Equipment Company, a corporation I of Oregon eApplication December 2, 1938, Serial No. 243,642

" 1 Claim. (01. 15-12 The present invention relates to fur beating machines and has for its primary object to pro-- vide a portable apparatus of this character embodying primarily a table upon which the fur may be placed in a position to be struck by a plurality of lashes connected to a rotating cylinder and providing a suction fan to carry the loose particles of dust and hair to a dust bag.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a machine of this character in which the drive means for the beating cylinder is adapted to change the speed of the cylinder from a low speed which is essential for beating certain types of furs which are rather thin and delicate to a high speed which is required for other and tougher types of furs.

A further object is to provide a work supporting table for the machine and including a countersunk beating pad having a removable cover which may be laundered, when desired, and in which the entire beating table may be removed from the machine, should the same be found necessary.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a similar view of the reverse side of the machine and showing the floating mounting for the drive motor.

Figure 4 is an elevational view of the beating cylinder.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view there-' through, and

Figure 6 is a perspective View of one of the flexible lashes.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,

, the numeral 5 designates the casing of the maported by a hanging bracket I4 suspended from a frame I5 in the upper portion of the casing.

A cylinder I6 is journaled transversely of the throat at the front upper portion of the casing by means of shaft I'I having one end projecting from the side of the casing and provided with a pulley I8. The pulley I8 is driven by a belt I9 from a reduced pulley. 2i] keyed on a shaft 2| having its ends journaled in bearing brackets 22 supported by the bracket I5.

The shaft 2i also has an enlarged pulley 23 secured thereto which is driven by a belt 24 from a stepped. drive pulley 25 mounted on the shaft 25 of an electric motor 21. The belt 24 may be adjusted in any of the stepped portions of the pulley 25 whereby to regulate the driving speed of the cylinder I 5.

. The motor 21 is mounted on a floating platform 28 which is hingedly connected at one side as at 23 and has its opposite side supported by a coiled spring 30 suspended from the partition I. The floating mounting for the motor 21 compensates for the adjustment of the drive belt 24.

The cylinder I6 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves 3| within which metallic strips 32 are secured, the strips having spaced openings for receiving one end portion of flexible lashes 33, preferably formed of leather, the inner ends of the lashes being secured against removal by pins 34 inserted transversely of the lashes inwardly of the strips 32, as clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The free ends of the lashes 33 are adapted for striking a fur pelt 35 or other fur piece to be beaten, which is placed upon a table designated generally at 36.' The table is supported on legs 31 which extend upwardly from the bottom of the machine, the upper ends of the legs being connected by a horizontal frame 38 upon which the table rests.

The table per se includes a metallic frame 39 PATENT Oi-FFl having the flat board 40 supported on its upper surface and including a recessed inner portion 4| for accommodating a flexible pad 42, the pad preferably including a filler of horsehair contained within a removable canvas cover, the pad having its upper surface flush with the surface of the board 40 as clearly apparent from an inspection of Figure 2 of the drawings. The table is removably secured in position upon the frame 38 by means of a threaded bolt 43 extending downwardly through the frame and having a wing nut 44 for clamping the table to said frame.

A hood 45 is hinged as at 46 to the rear upper portion of the casing and encloses the cylinder l6 and extends forwardly in partly overlying position with respect to the table to prevent flying of the dust and particles beaten from the fur by the lashes 33. The hood may be secured in its raised position, as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 2, by means of a sectional pivoted brace 41.

Access to the motor 27 may be had by means of a door 48 formed in the front of the casing.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing Without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A fur beating machine comprising a base, a casing supported on a portion of the base and including a pair of side walls and a rear wall and a short front wall, said front wall being spaced from an end of the base, a table having its legs resting on that part of the base between the front wall and the adjacent end of the base with the top of the table located in a plane above the upper edge of the front wall, a partition in the casing sloping downwardly and rearwardly from the top of the front wall to the rear wall, said rear wall having an opening therein, a horizontally arranged tubular member fitting in the opening and to the lower portion of which'the lower end of the partition is connected, a suction device at the rear of the casing for creating a suction in the upper part of the casing above the inclined partition, a horizontally arranged beater shaft journaled in the top of the casing at the front thereof, the heaters of which engage an article on the table and a hood extending over the top of the casing and over the beater and over a portion of the table.

ROBERT C. SHEPHERD. 

